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Two Sisters, One Book
Beth and Miriam Parker might just be publishing’s most powerful sisters—and this summer, they're officially teaming up on Miriam’s latest novel, 'Room and Board,' for which Beth is heading up publicity.
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Finding a Place for Disability in Publishing
Too much work, too little money, and career decisions made in response to health care precarity: this is the reality of people with disabilities in book publishing.
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From the Archive: May 11, 1992
In May 1992, we profiled several feminist bookstores across the country. Many are still in business and are providing crucial info to customers in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe.
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Close-Up on: Mariko Tamaki
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Carmen Giménez Named Graywolf Press Publisher
The publisher of Noemi Press in Blacksburg, Va., will succeed Fiona McCrae, who just retired as publisher of Graywolf Press after 28 years.
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Close-Up on Melissa de la Cruz Studio
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Macmillan US Begins Processing Orders
After being shut down for more than a week because of a "security incident," Macmillan's warehouse has resumed its core operations and is now processing, shipping, and receiving orders.
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Close-Up on: Svetlana Chmakova
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HarperCollins Union Authorizes Strike
The more than 250 members of HC's union overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike if current negotiations do not lead to a contract. No deadline for a strike had been announced.
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Insight Editions Teams with Film Production Group New Regency
Film production company New Regency has partnered with Insight Editions to form a publishing division producing large-format art and gift books based on New Regency's films and series, starting with Simon Abrams's 'The Northman: A Call to the Gods.'
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Close-Up on: Ryan T. Higgins
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From the Archive: July 1, 1993
In July 1933, we reported on Bennett Cerf’s fight to publish 'Ulysses' in the U.S.—11 years after it was released in France.
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Macmillan Slowly Bringing Systems Back
In an update on the status of a "security incident" that forced Macmillan to take many of its computer systems offline, the company said it has made progress in restoring access, but said that while it is accepting orders electronically, it is “unable to process them at the time.”
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Macmillan Shutdown Spreads to U.K.
A cyber attack that forced the U.S. division of Macmillan to take its computer systems offline since Saturday and kept the company from taking orders has also affected the U.K. operation.
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Shutdown Leaves Macmillan Unable to Handle Book Orders
The ongoing "security incident" with Macmillan's computer network will prevent the publisher from processing, receiving, placing, or shipping orders through at least June 28.
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Post-Roe, Publishers Scramble to Meet the Political Moment
Sales of books concerning reproductive rights began moving up when the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked in May, and publishers are now working to meet demand following the June 24 decision by the Supreme Court that ended a constitutional right to an abortion.
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Close-Up on: Austin Macauley
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Fiona McCrae Retires from Graywolf Press
The publisher at the head of the pack reflects on how a struggling small press became a literary powerhouse.
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From the Archive: July 2, 2012
As ALA wraps up its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., we look back at our coverage of its 2012 event. Then as now, e-book lending was a divisive issue.
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Lawyers Say ‘Defective’ Virginia Obscenity Claims Should Be Tossed
A pair of closely watched lawsuits in Virginia are now in the hands of a state judge after lawyers for two authors and publishers accused of violating an obscure state obscenity law asked the court last week to throw the cases out.
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